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MPLS, VPN Internet Access, Cloud Networking or SD-WAN? Choose Wisely

CATO Networks

However, MPLS traffic from the service provider to the on-premises routers is notoriously expensive. Cloud and SaaS traffic must be first brought from the branch to a secured Internet access point at central location. And provisioning with the provider can take 3-6 months. Choose Wisely appeared first on Cato Networks.

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The Mobile Access Revolution: Visibility and Performance Remain a Challenge

CATO Networks

If mobile VPN seems a persistent pain in the-you-know-where, youre not alone. During the webinar, we asked participants about their mobile VPN challenges. Thats because SD-WAN appliances were designed to replace routers, WAN optimizers and the rest of the networking stack needed for site-to-site connectivity not mobile connectivity.

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News in Networking: Advanced Analytics for an Oil Company & HCI for an NFL Team

Kentik

Cloudflare Access aims to replace corporate VPNs (TechCrunch) “Essentially Cloudflare is doing the important part of the VPN — inspecting certificates and traffic, establishing a chain of trust for packets — in a less clunky way and one that enables companies to let data live on cloud services instead of internal servers,” reported TechCrunch.

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4 Tangible Reasons for Considering SD-WANs

CATO Networks

Short-term connections can be set up with 4G/LTE and, depending on the service, mobile users can be connected with VPN clients. Security meant protecting the companys central Internet access point and deploying endpoint security on clients. All governed by the same set of routing and security policies used on the backbone.

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